Trump contradicts his own intel again -- claims Russia not targeting midterm elections

[DonViejo]

Source: RawStory



Meeting with his cabinet on Wednesday, President Donald Trump sided with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the United States intelligence community directly contradicting his Tuesday attempts to clarify the Helsinki summit.

“Is Russia still targeting the United States?” a reporter asked Trump.

“No,” Trump replied, taking the side of the Kremlin over the conclusions of the intelligence community that Russia is currently meddling in the 2018 midterm elections.

“I would expect that there are going to be meetings about how they will clarify those comments again,” White House correspondent Kristen Welker predicted.

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[UpInArms]

1. Warner was spot on

Less than 24 hours ....

[Zoonart]

2. The Thugs control all three branches of the Govt.

They are doing NOTHING about this. That is all we need to know.

2nd year of the coup. This is as serious as I always believed it was and hoped it would not be.

This will require resistance and action of a sort we have not had to practice in this country for a very long time.

[DesertRat]

3. And it's only Wednesday...

[ghostsinthemachine]

4. He got a late night phone call from the Kremlin

telling him to go back to the story that Russia IS NOT targeting the election.

[elleng]

5. Russia Is No Longer Targeting the U.S., Trump Says, Contradicting His Own Intelligence Director.

'President Trump said on Wednesday that Russia was no longer targeting the United States, contradicting his own intelligence chief and just a day after promising that his administration was working to prevent Kremlin interference in the upcoming midterm elections.

Mr. Trump’s comments were the latest in a dizzying collection of conflicting statements from Mr. Trump since he emerged from a private meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Monday in Helsinki, Finland. And they directly contradict assertions from Dan Coats, the director of national intelligence, who has repeatedly said that Russia continues to try to interfere with American democracy.

The president’s changing statements on his perception of Russia’s intentions toward the United States underscore concerns that Mr. Trump does not believe American intelligence officials.

In brief remarks ahead of a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Mr. Trump said Mr. Putin was not happy because “there’s never been a president as tough on Russia as I have been.”'

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/18/us/politics/trump-putin-higher-intelligence.html?

[janx]

7. Thanks. This provides some context. n/t

[elleng]

9. You're welcome.

The Times tends to do that (usually!)

[janx]

6. I just saw this on CNN.com but it's just a section of this interview.

And there seems to be a woman yelling at the press to get out. Is there a longer video that gives some context to this situation?

What is happening? What is the occasion?

[NOMOGOP]

8. Republikkkan Collusion

As I have been saying for 2 years, the REPUBLIKKKAN party itself is invooved in this matter. Reince Priebus said in an interview a couple of years ago that 2016 would be the last chance for Republikkkkans as changing demographics will make it difficult to win(changing party platform of all $ goes to uber rich is not up for debate). The Republikkkans WANT Russian interference in 2018 in the house so to thwart impeachment and other investigations regarding, well, everything. The country is @ a tipping point. The people who really run this country must decide whether to forcefully take charge of U.S. gov't or allow Dems to take power and risk their fortunes to taxes. It is that simple. It is that dire.

[bitterross]

10. Well, that didn't take long. Fine people on both sides you know.

As if we didn't know he'd go back to denying the intelligence agencies know what they are doing.

[chelsea0011]

11. What a great week trump and our country have had...trump solved the whole

NATO problem in just 4 hours, he got Putin to get North Korea on board with trump's vision for North Korea, and now he was able to stop Russia from messing with our elections.

[duforsure]

12. He knows they are

But says the opposite , another clear sign of his intent to misinform people with propaganda like putin uses. When you're a russian asset for putin you have to say they aren't. Just like he's desperately trying to con others to believe putin is a fine guy, when he's a terrorist , corrupt , a liar , and a criminal who has stole their country blind, or a lot like trump, just brighter.

[progree]

13. At least he didn't say "nyet"

“No,” Trump replied,